Use of Structural Equation Modeling to Test the Construct Validity of the SF-36 Health Survey in Ten Countries

Keller, San; Ware, John E.; Bentler, Peter M.; Aaronson, Neil K.; Alonso, Jordi; Apolone, Giovanni; Bjørner, JB; Brazier, John; Bullinger, Monika; Kaasa, Stein; Leplège, Alain; Sullivan, Marianne; Gandek, Barbara

doi:10.1016/s0895-4356(98)00110-3

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“…Shortform scales are likely to have problems of ceiling and floor effects, but the summary measures of SF-36 (PCS and MCS) are not associated with these problems. Furthermore, through the International Quality of Life Assessment Project, the SF-36 has been adapted for international conditions, making comparisons between various nationalities and language versions possible (21)(22)(23).…”

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Impaired health-related quality of life in Graves' disease. A prospective study

Elberling

Ak²,

Feldt‐Rasmussen³

et al. 2004

European Journal of Endocrinology

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Objective: In the acute, thyrotoxic phase, patients with Graves' disease often have both thyrotoxic and neuropsychiatric symptoms. The purpose of this prospective study was to examine healthrelated quality of life (HRQOL) in newly diagnosed and untreated Graves' patients and the effect of antithyroid medical treatment on HRQOL. In addition, we examined the potential influence of thyroid hormones and psychiatric symptoms on the impairment of HRQOL in the thyrotoxic phase. Methods: A total of 30 consecutively referred patients with newly diagnosed and untreated Graves' disease and 34 age-, sex-and education-matched healthy volunteers were included in the study.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Impaired health-related quality of life in Graves' disease. A prospective study

Elberling

Ak²,

Feldt‐Rasmussen³

et al. 2004

European Journal of Endocrinology

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“…The crude estimates were transformed, using the procedure described by Apolone and Mosconi [17][18][19][20].…”

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Quality of life among healthcare workers: A multicentre cross-sectional study in Italy

et al. 2012

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“…A factor analysis of disease-specific measures in Parkinson's disease and inflammatory bowel disease showed QOL to be one construct, in contrast to the multidimensional outcomes with generic measures (De Boer et al, 1998). For several generic instruments a second-order model of QOL has been demonstrated, with general QOL as the higher-order factor explaining the variance and covariance related to the first-order dimensions (see, for example, Hawthorne et al, 1999;Keller et al, 1998;Meuleners et al, 2003;Skevington et al, 2004). Such a model, with perceived well-being as the overall outcome, has been hypothesized for QOL in dementia as well (Jonker et al, 2001), but has not been tested.…”

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The concept of quality of life in dementia in the different stages of the disease

Ettema

Dröes

Lange

et al. 2005

Int. Psychogeriatr.

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In order to conceptually define quality of life (QOL) in dementia, the literature on QOL in the elderly population, in chronic disease and in dementia was studied. Dementia is a progressive, age-related, chronic condition and to avoid omissions within the dementia-specific concept of QOL, a broad orientation was the preferred approach in this literature study. Adaptation is a major outcome in studies investigating interventions aimed at improving QOL in chronic conditions, but to date, it has not been used in the definition of QOL. It is argued that adaptation is an important indication of QOL in people with chronic diseases and therefore also in dementia. Some crucial issues in assessing dementia-related QOL that are relevant to clarify the continuing debate on whether QOL, particularly in dementia, can be measured at all, are discussed. Then the following conceptual definition is offered: dementia-specific QOL is the multidimensional evaluation of the person-environment system of the individual, in terms of adaptation to the perceived consequences of the dementia.

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Use of Structural Equation Modeling to Test the Construct Validity of the SF-36 Health Survey in Ten Countries

Cited by 216 publications

References 48 publications

Impaired health-related quality of life in Graves' disease. A prospective study

Impaired health-related quality of life in Graves' disease. A prospective study

Quality of life among healthcare workers: A multicentre cross-sectional study in Italy

The concept of quality of life in dementia in the different stages of the disease

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